Online learning should not replace face to face academic discussions. Furthermore, it should not be limited to increasing the effectiveness of teaching and learning. Rather, online learning should augment research, concept understanding and problem solving. Using the network nature of information and increasing levels of interaction in web 3.0, will allow online learning to supplement and improve inquiry, academic writing, and assessment in various ways. High quality learning can be more thought provoking, collaborative, and creative with the aid of the internet and the digital world. Here are some examples:
Learning management systems (LMS)
Most of learning management systems (LMS) are generic means to access learning content plus a few activities.
Collecting data to understand learners
This is a first step in personalizing instruction. Examples: Assessment embedded in LMS course. Digital portfolio - a qualitative data collection, examples for academic work.
Digital content
MOOCS such as Coursera, edX, audacity. topfreecourses Digital books - Organizing multimedia resources in a digital book. See McGrow Hill Create
Simulations Scenarios - Online PBL - problem solving can transform teaching and learning in Medicine, research, law, social science and more. See Articulate's Story line Modeling processes - can be used in various subject areas such as Sociology, Biology, Chemistry and more. See NetLogo, a multi-agent programable modeling environment Academic writing with supervision and guidance using google drive
Social networks and collaborative work
Collaborative course work using wikispaces campus
Collaborative question forming and answering by students using PeerWise. This is a free system allowing students to formulate diverse questions, supply explanations, answer and rate peer questions while earning "badges" for different levels of activity and achievements. Webinar on crowdsourcing exam questions. A good example of instructions for students of using PeerWise in an introductory physics course.
Gilmor Keshet, PhD
Teacher education dept.
School of Education
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Blending online learning in higher education
Online learning should not replace face to face academic discussions. Furthermore, it should not be limited to increasing the effectiveness of teaching and learning. Rather, online learning should augment research, concept understanding and problem solving. Using the network nature of information and increasing levels of interaction in web 3.0, will allow online learning to supplement and improve inquiry, academic writing, and assessment in various ways. High quality learning can be more thought provoking, collaborative, and creative with the aid of the internet and the digital world. Here are some examples:
Learning management systems (LMS)
Most of learning management systems (LMS) are generic means to access learning content plus a few activities.
Collecting data to understand learners
This is a first step in personalizing instruction. Examples:
Assessment embedded in LMS course.
Digital portfolio - a qualitative data collection, examples for academic work.
Digital content
MOOCS such as Coursera, edX, audacity. topfreecourses
Digital books - Organizing multimedia resources in a digital book. See McGrow Hill Create
Simulations
Scenarios - Online PBL - problem solving can transform teaching and learning in Medicine, research, law, social science and more. See Articulate's Story line
Modeling processes - can be used in various subject areas such as Sociology, Biology, Chemistry and more. See NetLogo, a multi-agent programable modeling environment
Academic writing with supervision and guidance using google drive
Social networks and collaborative work
Collaborative course work using wikispaces campus
Collaborative question forming and answering by students using PeerWise. This is a free system allowing students to formulate diverse questions, supply explanations, answer and rate peer questions while earning "badges" for different levels of activity and achievements. Webinar on crowdsourcing exam questions. A good example of instructions for students of using PeerWise in an introductory physics course.
Gilmor Keshet, PhD
Teacher education dept.
School of Education
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Readings:
Blended learning in higher education: Framework, principles and guidelines. D. Randy Garrison, Norman D. Vaughan. 2008 (published online 2012). Wiley & Sons, Inc. Publisher site, Amazon, google booksBlended Learning in Higher Education: Policy and Implementation Issues. ed by Owston R, Archer W, Garrison R, and Vaughan N. Vol 18, Pages 1-68 (July 2013). The internet and higher education, Journal
Additional resources:
blended course design wiki, Northern Illinois University
The future of higher education
. a slide show. Mike Keppel., Stut University.